Freedmen Descendants of the Chickasaw & Choctaw Nations
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DESCENDANTS OF THE CHICKASAW AND CHOCTAW FREEDMEN NATIONS
THIRD MEETING
JANUARY18, 2020
12:00 P.M. -- 2:00 P.M.
TATUMS MUNICIPAL BUILDING (THE MEETING LOCATION WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO MEET AT JEHOVAH BAPTIST CHURCH, BUT DUE TO A PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED EVENT AT THE CHURCH, WE ARE RELOCATING BACK TO THE TATUMS MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
Here is some history on how the town of Tatum was birth. Lee Tatum and his wife, Mary, applied for a post office designation in 1895, beginning the town of Tatums in Indian Territory. A hotel was built in 1899, a blacksmith shop in 1900, a cotton gin and sawmill in 1910, and a motor garage in 1918. Oil wells were drilled in the area in the 1920s, bringing wealth to several of Tatums' farmers and landowners. The Julius Rosenwald Fund helped build a brick school in 1925–26, and the WPA built another in 1936. Tatums' Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was completed in 1919.
Tatums experienced the crippling effects of the Great Depression, and many residents migrated to urban areas. At the end of the 20th century, the population stood at 172, and the town awaited economic revival. The 2010 census counted 151 residents.
Dr. Dorscine Spigner Littles is my guest on this podcast. Today we will talk about the upcoming meeting and share some of the history of this organization. If you have any questions concerning your status then review the following information.
Ron Graham-Genealogy Resource Person. E-mail: [email protected] –Office number: {405} 367-7764
{A}. Citizenship application is the first thing a person needs to do.
{B}. Apply for citizenship you need the following items:
{1}. Your birthday certificate
{2}. Your parents’ birth and death certificates. {
C}. You need to be linked to someone of the Dawes Roll.
{D}. BIA {Bureau of Indian Affairs} is the only organization that can deny a person citizenship into the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations.
{E}. You can appeal a denial letter. {
F}. A Dawes Roll number is the same as a social security number.
{G}. Go online and get an application for citizenship into the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations.
The next meeting will be on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 12:00 P.M.